{"data":{"id":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-2151","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"7 M.R.S. §2151","heading":"Creation and membership","body":"The Seed Potato Board, established by Title 5, section 12004‑H, subsection 5, is overseen by and is the responsibility of the Maine Potato Board, a public instrumentality of the State established in Title 36, section 4603. The Seed Potato Board, referred to in this chapter as \"the seed board,\" consists of the commissioner and 8 members appointed in accordance with subsections 1 and 2.\n1.  Appointments by the commissioner.  The commissioner shall appoint 2 members to the seed board as follows:\nA.  A representative of the potato industry in a county other than Aroostook County; and\nB.  A person producing potatoes in Aroostook County primarily for processing.\n2.  Appointments by the Maine Potato Board.  The Maine Potato Board as established in Title 36, section 4603 shall appoint 6 members to the seed board representing the potato industry in Aroostook County, including:\nA.  One producing primarily tablestock potatoes; and\nB.  One producing potatoes primarily for processing.","path":["TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS","PART 5: PLANT INDUSTRY","CHAPTER 403: SEED POTATO BOARD"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/7/title7sec2151.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:23Z","sha256":"36fb286a8d41fac61dbbf22e0a6eddd4b43cc52e3c2360a27748a24e5459b335","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-2108","next":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-2152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}